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One of the best ways to ensure you're prepared for retirement is by using all of the resources available to you throughout your career to save, particularly with tax-advantaged retirement accounts

The stock market came into Wednesday morning with a singular focus on the latest readings on the Consumer Price Index. With so much at stake for the economy and the interest rate environment

Investors haven't allowed Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) stock to participate in this year's market rally. Shares are barely in positive territory through early July, compared to a 15% spike in the S&P

It is hard not to watch the S&P 500 index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average if you own stocks. They are a barometer of the market, and your portfolio will likely be performing better when broad

Under-the-radar stocks receive little attention from analysts, investors, or the media. However, these stocks could be undiscovered gems that offer competitive advantages, undervalued prices, and

Just a few months ago, I floated the idea that small cloud-computing infrastructure company DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) could make a move with artificial intelligence (AI). For years, developers and

I'm on a mission to grow my passive income so that it can eventually cover my expenses. I'm making steady progress each month by reinvesting my passive income into buying more income streams.

Here's a stat that might shock you: A $10,000 investment made in the S&P 500 on Jan. 3, 2022 would be worth only $9,171 today. 

Despite this year's 15% year-to-date rally in the S&P 500, the

Digital ad campaigns expert The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) has been going through a roller coaster lately. Counting from the start of the inflation crisis on November 15, 2021, the stock fell 57% by

Tech stocks have enjoyed a rally this year after falling out of favor in 2022. The market appears to be in recovery mode after last year's macroeconomic headwinds led to reductions in consumer

Whether the next full-fledged bull market is far away or on the horizon, it's always a good time to add to your nest egg and build your investment portfolio. The composition of your portfolio will

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been an outstanding performer on the market over the past five years, surging 582% and beating the S&P 500's returns of 58% by a handsome margin.

This means Nvidia

As an income investor, it can be tempting to indiscriminately buy the highest-yielding stocks to generate huge passive income for your portfolio. But investors should be very careful about what

Morgan Stanley's top strategist and chief investment officer Mike Wilson made a name for himself in late 2021 when, with the market riding high and seemingly no end in sight, he predicted a meltdown

Even as many stocks across industries have plunged in and out of bear territory over the past year, the market has proven throughout its history that it can outlast these periods and grow investor

When DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) went public two years ago, many investors were skeptical of its strategy of providing cloud infrastructure platform services to small and medium-sized businesses

One of the more significant stock market stories of 2023 has been the resurgence of big tech stocks. Many are riding the wave of artificial intelligence (AI) hype and the potential disruption that

The stock market doesn't quite know what to do with International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM). Shares of the century-old tech company have been treading water since before the pandemic. As of July

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares sold off earlier this year on fear that AI was going to threaten the company's search business. But that threat seems to have subsided and Travis Hoium

Did you know that if you earned an average of 7% per year, your investment would double in 10 years? That's lower than the S&P 500's long-run average of 10%. Investing in some top growth stocks

You get choices when it comes to claiming Social Security. If you wait until full retirement age (FRA) to file, you'll get the complete monthly benefit you're entitled to based on your personal

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is coming off another uninspiring quarter. The pharmacy retailer's bottom line isn't in great shape, and investors are losing patience as the stock is trading

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the parent company of Google, are two of the largest tech companies in the world. Alibaba is the largest e-commerce and cloud

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) reached rarified air this month. The master limited partnership (MLP) increased its quarterly distribution, marking the 25th consecutive year of growth. It's

The non-residential construction data in the U.S. has had a "wow" factor this year. It's more than offset highly visible declines in residential construction. So, even though the housing market is